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Still Alice (2014)

Still Alice 2014

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Director: Richard Glazter

Stars: Julianne Moore, Alec Baldwin, Kirsten Stewart.

The light in the darkness.

Julianne Moore can already start practising ‘I’d like to thank the Academy…’. Her Oscar for Best Actress of 2014 is in the bag. Not only is her performance the best female performance of 2014, its also the best performance all round in 2014. A career high mark, Julianne Moore navigates what could be a sentimental and over-the-top dramatisation of a woman’s descent into Alzheimer’s disease with such deft subtlety, humanity and beauty as to leave the viewer emotionally bound to the fate of her character. Moore carries a rather direct and straightforward film, making her dialogue entirely hers. You believe every moment. You are there with her for her journey. Julianne Moore simply is one of the greatest actresses of her generation. She makes you believe. The film never becomes a film about Alzheimer’s disease it always remains a film about a powerful female character and her journey.

The premise of ‘Still Alice’ may strike you as a kind of horror film, a brilliant academic’s descent into early on set Azlheimers. She loses all the qualities that she held most dear, her intelligence, her articulation and her career. Indeed I started watching the film with deep trepidation. There is simply nothing I fear more than losing my memory and mind. And yet ‘Still Alice’ is anything but a horror story. The genius of the film is to, in a very subtle way, show us what true wisdom looks like. She may lose the things that she previously cared most about, but in the process she gains a humble and true sense of wisdom. As terrible as any disease is, there is always an opportunity for true wisdom, a perspective on life that only tragedy and suffering has brought.

Life affirming, wise and heartbreaking, ‘Still Alice’ is simultaneously emotionally draining and uplifting. I have not cried so much in a film for a while. At the last scene I wept. And yet the film is far from depressing. Amidst a dark journey ‘Still Alice’ shines a light of hope and beauty. 9/10

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50 Most Anticipated Films Of 2015

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50 Most Anticipated Films of 2015:

My New Exhaustive List of My 50 Most Anticipated Films of 2015, with my reason why, and trailer for the films mentioned with trailers. As the Oscars on Feb 22 approach, the 2014 movie year is dying down. All in all 2014 wasn’t a great year for film, with only a handful of 10/10 films. 2015 however on paper looks like a Bummper year for film!! (Ps. I am predicting now that Michael Fassbender will receive an Oscar nom for something, he has 4 films on my top 50 list this year!)

1.‘Knight Of Cups’

Director: Terrence Malick

Why: The director of what I consider to be the best film of this decade: Tree of Life, is back with a film about Hollywood excess and a search for a meaningful life. Starring: Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, Natalie Portman. The trailer for this film must been seen, its sublime! Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SI2j1FHCjtM

  1. ‘Silence’

Director: Martin Scorsese

Why: The legendary Scorsese is directing his passion project about Jesuit priests in 17th Century Japan. Starring Liam Neeson. I envisage ‘The Mission’ type haunting beauty.

  1. ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’

Director: JJ Abrams

Why: Because it’s the new Star Wars with JJ Abrams, that’s why.

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMOVFvcNfvE

  1. ‘Hateful Eight’

Director: Quentin Tarantino

Why: Tarantino + Western + revenge movie + Samuel Jackson, please let it be better than Django Unchained!

  1. ‘Carol’

Director: Todd Haynes

Why: The masterful director of Far From Heaven, directs Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara in a 1950’s lesbian drama adaptation of Patrica Highsmith’s novel “Price of Salt”.

  1. ‘Reverant’

Director: Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu

Why: Hot off the success of Birdman, Inarritu brings Leonardo Di Caprio and Tom Hardy together in an epic western. Perhaps Leo will finally win his elusive Oscar.

  1. ‘St. James Place’

Director: Steven Spielberg

Why: Cold War spy drama reunites Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg.

  1. ‘The See Of Trees’

Director: Gus Van Sant

Why: Matthew McConaughey and Ken Watanabe meet in ‘suicide forrest’ at the foot of Mount Fuji in Japan. A wonderful premise for a Gus Van Sant meditation.

  1. ‘Macbeth’

Director: Justin kurzel

Why: Marion Cotillard and Michael Fassbender, remake my favourite Shakespearean tragedy, I hear Oscar calling.

  1. ‘Beasts Of No Nation’

Director: Cary Kukunaga

Why: Based on the lauded novel, the story follows the journey of a West African boy forcefully inducted into a mercenary faction.

  1. ‘That’s What I’m Talking About’

Director: Richard Linklater

Why: Hot off his Boyhood glory Linklater has made a film about young college life. Expect beauty.

  1. ‘Queen Of The Desert’

Director: Werner Herzog

Why: Master director Herzog directs: A biopic of Gertrude Bell, a British explorer, archaeologist, writer, political attaché and general adventuress who played a major role in establishing the modern state of Iraq.

  1. ‘Crimson Peak’

Director: Guillermo Del Toro

Why: Jessica Chastain, Mia Wasikowska, Tom Hiddleson directed by the visionary behind ‘Pan’s Laybrinth’ in a gothic horror.

  1. ‘Last Days In The Desert’

Director: Rodrigo Garcia

Why: Stars Ewan McGregor as Jesus Christ, with Emmanuel Lubezki the cinematographer of ‘Gravity’ and ‘Bridman’, should be the gorgeous intelligent Biblical epic we have been waiting for.

  1. ‘Black Mass’

Director: Scott Cooper

Why: A stellar cast: Johnny Depp, Bennedict Cumberbatch, Sienna Miller in a big gangster drama.

  1. ‘The Martian’

Director: Ridley Scott

Why: Ridley Scott needs a good film after a slew of bad films, most recently Exdous. Matt Damon, an astronaut stranded on Mars could be the Ridley Scott sci fi drama to restore his reputation.

  1. ‘Ricki and the Flash’

Director: Jonathan Demme

Why: Juno writer Diablo Cody teams up with Meryl Streep in a film about a mother who leaves her family to become a rock star.

  1. ‘Mr Holmes’

Director: Bill Condon

Why: The director of ‘Chicago’ casts Ian McKellen as a 93 year old Sherlock Holmes.

  1. ‘The Light Between Oceans’

Director: Derek Cianfrance

Why: The director behind the wonderful Blue Valentine returns with a WW1 drama set in Australia, with a couple adopting a child, the couple being Michael Fassbender and Rachel Weisz.

  1. ‘High Rise’

Director: Ben Wheatley

Why: The cast: Jeremy Irons, Tom Hiddleston, Sienna Miller star in a film about Life in a high-tech ultra modern tower block descends into carnage as the inhabitant shut themselves off from the world.

  1. ‘Joy’

Director: David O. Russell

Why: ast: Jennifer Lawrence, Edgar Ramirez, Bradley Cooper, Robert De Niro
Synopsis: A biopic about Joy Mangano, a single mother coming to fame and wealth by inventing over a hundred products, including Shopping Network favorites like the Miracle Mop and the Huggable Hangers.

  1. ‘A Bigger Splash’

Director: Luca Guadagnino

Why: Director of one of my favourite films: I Am Love. Cast: Ralph Fiennes, Tilda Swinton, Matthias Schoenaerts, Dakota Johnson
Synopsis: Paul and Marianne are an American couple vacationing in Italy. When Marianne invites former lover Harry and his daughter Penelope over for dinner, sexual tensions mount and the consequences are dire for all involved.

  1. ‘Life’

Director: Anton Corbijin

Why: Robert Patterson, Daniel DeHann, Joel Edgerton star. Photographer Dennis Stock accepts a new assignment for Life Magazine to take pictures of rising star James Dean. The two became close friends as a result.

  1. ‘Inside and Out’

Director: Pete Docter

Why: The great Pixar studio, in decline of late, may be able to redeem itself with this gorgeously looking film about emotions. Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MC3XuMvsDI

  1. ‘The Lobster’

Director: Yorgos Lanthimos

Why: The plot: In a dystopian near-future, lonely people are obliged to find a matching mate within a 45-day period in a hotel. If they fail, they are transformed into animals and sent off into the woods, but one man escapes and finds love.

  1. ‘Spectre’

Director: Sam Mendes

Why: After arguably the best Bond ever ‘Skyfall’ Daniel Craig is back with Sam Mendes for the 24th Bond film.

  1. ‘Jobs’

Director: Danny Boyle

Why: Michael Fassbender stars as the creator of Apple Steve Jobs, with the director of ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ to direct.

  1. ‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay –Part 2

Director: Francis Lawrence

Why: Finally the final installment of the Hunger Games franchise. After having to sit through the boring and painful Mockingjay Part 1, Part 2 better be great.

  1. ‘Untitled Cameron Crowe Project’

Director: Cameron Crowe

Why: Bradley Cooper, Emma Stone, Bill Murray: A celebrated military contractor returns to Hawaii —the site of his greatest career triumphs— and re-connects with a long-lost love while unexpectedly falling for the hard-charging Air Force watchdog assigned to him.

  1. ‘Untitled Woody Allen Project’

Director: Woody Allen

Why: Joaquin Pheonix, Emma Stone: A philosophy professor is going through an existential crisis. Once he starts dating one of his students, however, his life begins to get new meaning.

  1. ‘Midnight Special’

Director: Jeff Nichols

Why: Director of ‘Take Shelter’ and ‘Mud’ directs Micheal Shannon and Kirsten Dunst in a film about A father and son attempt to evade government officials when they learn the boy has supernatural powers.

  1. ‘Jurassic World’

Director: Colin Trevorrow

Why: The remake of Jurassic Park we have been waiting for, one in which the park actually works! At least for a while…Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFinNxS5KN4

  1. ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’

Director: George Miller

Why: The trailer was sensational, a return to the road warrior style with Tom Hardy and Charilze Theron. Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWNWi-ZWL3c

  1. ‘Early Years’

Director: Paolo Sorrentino

Why: Michael Caine, Harvey Keitel, Rachel Weisz, Jane Fonda, Paul Dano
. Synopsis: A famous conductor and a film director holiday in the Alps together. The director of ‘The Great Beauty’.

  1. ‘Good Dinosaur’

Director: Peter Sohn

Why: Another original non-sequel pixar movie.

  1. ‘Triple Nine’

Director: John Hillcoat

Why: Period heist drama with Kate Winslet, Woody Harrelson, Chiwetel Ejifor. I’m sold.

  1. ‘In The Heart Of The Sea’

Director: Ron Howard

Why: A Ron Howard epic remake of the classic novel ‘Moby Dick’ starring Chis Hemsworth. Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xs-JfPjgiA4

  1. ‘Trainwreck’

Director: Judd Apatow

Why: One of my favourite comedians Amy Schumer, makes her first screen appearance in this rom-com. Should be hilarious.

  1. ‘Money Monster’

Director: Jodie Foster

Why: George Clooney, Julia Roberts in a hostage situation critique on the financial markets with Jodie Foster directing.

  1. ‘Chappie’

Director: Neil Blomkamp

Why: Sigourney Waever, Hugh Jackman, Dev Patel join with Sci Fi director Blomkamp to make a film about a child-like robot called Chappie. Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyy7y0QOK-0

  1. ‘Z For Zachariah’

Director: Craig Zobel

Why: Director of the indie hit ‘Compliance’ makes his debut in Sci Fi with Chris Pine and Chiwetel Ejifor.

  1. ‘Sicarrio’

Director: Denis Villeneuve

Why: Cast: Emily Blunt, Josh Brolin and Benicio Del Toro. Synopsis: A female cop and two male Delta Force rangers cross from Tucson to Mexico to catch a drug lord —but once they cross the border, it’s a more dangerous and depraved world than they were expecting.

  1. ‘Demolition’

Director: Jean-Marc Vallee

Why: A character drama with Jake Gyllenhaal who has been on fire lately.

  1. ‘Equals’

Director: Drake Doremus

Cast: Kristen Stewart, Nicholas Hoult, Guy Pearce, Jacki Weaver, Kate Lyn Sheil
. Synopsis: A love story set in a dystopian future where emotions have been eradicated, but begin to return when a disease spreads.

  1. ‘Slow West’

Director: John Maclean

Why: Another Michael Fassbender film with Aussie Kodi Smit-McPhee, a ‘mysterious stranger’ Western in which Fassbender takes McPhee across the wilderness to find his love.

 

  1. ‘Truth’

Director: James Vanderbilt

Why: Cast: Robert Redford, Cate Blanchett, Elisabeth Moss, Topher Grace, Dennis Quaid, Bruce Greenwood
Synopsis: The true story of Dan Rather’s “60 Minutes” report on George W. Bush’s lack of service in the Vietnam War, and the resulting political, professional and personal fallout.

  1. ‘Green Room’

Director: Jeremy Saulnier

Why: Cast: Anton Yelchin, Imogen Poots, Patrick Stewart, Alia Shawkat, Mark Webber
Synopsis: After playing a gig and witnessing a horrific act of violence, a punk band are targeted by a gang of neo-Nazis.

  1. ‘Far From The Maddening Crowds’

Director: Thomas Vinterberg

Why: The Director of “Festen,” and “The Hunt”, with Carey Mulligan, Matthias Schoenaerts, Michael Sheen, Tom Sturridge. 
Synopsis: A willful, flirtatious young woman unexpectedly inherits a large farm and becomes romantically involved with three widely divergent men.

  1. ‘Freeheld’

Director: Peter Sollett

Why: Cast: Julianne Moore, Ellen Page, Steve Carell, Michael Shannon. Synopsis: A New Jersey police detective and her car mechanic girlfriend struggle to secure the officer’s earned pension benefits after she is diagnosed with cancer.

  1. ‘The Last Face’

Director: Sean Penn

Why: 
Cast: Javier Bardem, Charlize Theron. Synopsis: A doctor and the director of an aid agency in war-torn Liberia fall in love but passionately disagree with each others’ approach to the life-threatening issues that surround them.

Honorable Mentions:

 

  1. ‘A Hologram For The King’
  2. ‘Stanford Prison Experiment’
  3. ‘Sisters’ Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4ooDwh9gFA
  4. ‘Ex Machina’ Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoQuVnKhxaM
  5. ‘Tomorrowland’ Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1k59gXTWf-A
  6. ‘Cinderella’ Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20DF6U1HcGQ
  7. ‘White God’ Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIGz2kyo26U
  8. ‘Pan’ Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjW1mKwNUSo
  9. ‘Mississippi Grind’
  10. ‘Everest’
  11. ‘While We’re Young’ Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRUcm9Qw9io
  12. ‘Fifty Shades Of Grey’ Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfZWFDs0LxA
  13. ‘Jupiter Ascending’ Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4ZzMkDLjWI
  14. ‘Son Of A Gun’
  15. ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZoO8QVMxkk
  16. ‘Terminator: Genisys’ Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62E4FJTwSuc
  17. ‘The Walk’ Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBicCZG4vg0
  18. ‘Pixels’
  19. ‘Child 44’
  20. ‘Southpaw’
  21. ‘Suffragette’
  22. ‘By The Sea’
  23. ‘The Little Prince’
  24. ‘American Ultra’
  25. ‘Jane Got A Gun’
  26. ‘Dark Places’
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Predictions For The 87th Academy Awards

FINAL PREDICTIONS FOR THE 87TH ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATIONS

 

FINAL SCORE: 80/106 = 75% MY NEW BEST SCORE EVER!

 

RANK BEST PICTURE AWARD WINS/NOMS OVERALL

SCORE
1. Boyhood 5/8 18
2. Birdman 0/11 11
3. The Grand Budapest Hotel 1/8 10
4. Imitation Game 0/12 12
5. Whiplash 0/7 7
6. The Theory Of Everything 0/6 6
7. Selma 0/4 4
8. Nightcrawler X 0/6 6
9. Foxcatcher X 0/5 5
10. Gone Girl X    
 
Correctly Predicted: 7/8

Incorrectly Predicted X: Nightcrawler, Foxcatcher, Gone Girl

Missed: American Sniper
 
Alternative: American Sniper 0/6 6
Should Be Nominated: Mommy or Mr. Turner 0/0 0
 
RANK BEST DIRECTOR AWARD WINS/NOMS OVERALL

SCORE
1. Richard Linklater, Boyhood 4/2 10
2. Alejandro G. Inarritu, Birdman 0/3 3
3. Wes Anderson, The Grand Budapest Hotel 0/3 3
4. Damien Chazelle, Whiplash X 0/0 0
5. David Fincher, Gone Girl X 0/2 2
 
Correctly Predicted: 3/5

Incorrectly Predicted X: Whiplash, Gone Girl

Missed: Morten Tyldum, The Imitation Game, Bennett Miller, Foxcatcher
 
Alternative: Morten Tyldum, The Imitation Game 0/1 1
Should Be Nominated: Bennett Miller, Foxcatcher 0/0 0
 
RANK BEST ACTOR AWARD WINS/NOMS OVERALL

SCORE
1. Micheal Keaton, Birdman 3/2 8
2. Eddie Redmayne, The Theory Of Everything 1/4 6
3. Benedict Cumberbatch, Imitation Game 0/4 4
4. Jake Gyllenhaal, Nightcrawler X 0/3 3
5. Steve Carell, Foxcatcher 0/2 2
 
Correctly Predicted: 4/5

Incorrectly Predicted X: Nightcrawler

Missed: Bradley Cooper, American Sniper
 
Alternative: David Oyelowo, Selma 0/2 2
Should Be Nominated: Ralph Finnes, The Grand Budapest Hotel 0/2 2
 
RANK BEST ACTRESS AWARD WINS/NOMS OVERALL

SCORE
1. Julianne Moore, Still Alice 2/3 7
2. Rosamund Pike, Gone Girl 0/4 4
3. Resse Witherspoon, Wild 0/4 4
4. Felicity Jones, The Theory Of Everything 0/4 4
5. Marion Cotillard, Two Days, One Night 3/1 7
 
Correctly Predicted: 5/5

Incorrectly Predicted X: None

Missed: None
 
Alternative: Jennifer Aniston, Cake 0/3 3
Should Be Nominated: Scarlett Johanson, Under The Skin 0/1 1
 
RANK BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR AWARD WINS/NOMS OVERALL

SCORE
1. J.K. Simmons, Whiplash 5/2 12
2. Edward Norton, Birdman 1/4 6
3. Ethan Hawke, Boyhood 0/4 4
4. Mark Ruffalo, Foxcatcher 0/4 4
5. Robert Duvall, The Judge 0/3 3
 
Correctly Predicted: 5/5

Incorrectly Predicted X: None

Missed: None
 
Alternative: Josh Brolin, Inherent Vice 0/1 1
Should Be Nominated: Alfred Molina, Love Is Strange 0/0 0
 
RANK BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS AWARD WINS/NOMS OVERALL

SCORE
1. Patricia Arquette, Boyhood 4/2 10
2. Emma Stone, Birdman 0/4 4
3. Kiera Knightley, The Imitation Game 0/3 3
4. Meryl Streep, Into The Woods 0/3 3
5. Jessica Chastain, A Most Violent Year X 1/3 5
 
Correctly Predicted: 4/5

Incorrectly Predicted X: A Most Violent Year

Missed: Laura Dern, Wild
 
Alternative: Laura Dern, Wild 0/1 1
Should Be Nominated: Tilda Swinton, Snowpiercer 0/1 1
 
RANK BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY AWARD WINS/NOMS OVERALL

SCORE
1. Gone Girl, Gillian Flynn X 1/3 5
2. Whiplash, Damien Chazelle 0/2 2
3. The Imitation Game, Graham Moore 0/4 4
4. The Theory of Everything, Anthony McCarten 0/2 2
5. Inherent Vice, Paul Thomas Anderson 1/2 4
 
Correctly Predicted: 4/5

Incorrectly Predicted X: Gone Girl

Missed: American Sniper, Jason Hall
 
Alternative: American Sniper, Jason Hall 0/1 1
Should Be Nominated: None    
 
RANK BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY AWARD WINS/NOMS OVERALL

SCORE
1. Birdman, Armando Bo and others 3/0 6
2. Grand Budapest Hotel, Wes Anderson 2/3 7
3. Boyhood, Richard Linklater 0/3 3
4. Foxcatcher, Dan Futterman 0/1 1
5. Nightcrawler, Dan Gilroy 0/1 1
 
Correctly Predicted: 5/5

Incorrectly Predicted X: None

Missed: None
 
Alternative: Selma, Paul Webb 0/0 0
Should Be Nominated: None    
 
RANK BEST ANIMATED FEATURE AWARD WINS/NOMS OVERALL

SCORE
1. The Lego Movie X 2/1 5
2. How To Train Your Dragon 2 2/1 5
3. Big Hero 6 0/2 2
4. The Tale Of Princess Kaguya 2/1 5
5. The Boxtrolls 0/2 2
 
Correctly Predicted: 4/5

Incorrectly Predicted X: The Lego Movie

Missed: Song Of The Sea
 
Alternative: The Book Of Life 0/2 2
Should Be Nominated: None 0/0 0
 
RANK BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM AWARD WINS/NOMS OVERALL

SCORE
1. Citizen Four 2/1 5
2. Life Itself X 3/0 6
3. The Last Days In Vietnam 0/2 2
4. The Overnighters X 0/1 1
5. The Case Against 8 X 0/0 0
 
Correctly Predicted: 2/5

Incorrectly Predicted X: Life Itself, The Overnighters, The Case Against 8

Missed: Finding Vivien, The Salt Of The Earth, Virunga
 
Alternative: Keep On Keeping On 0/0 0
Should Be Nominated: None    
 
RANK BEST FOREGIN LANGUAGE FILM AWARD WINS/NOMS OVERALL

SCORE
1. Ida 1/1 3
2. Leviathan 1/1 3
3. Force Majure X 1/2 4
4. Wild Tales 1/0 2
5. Timbuktu 0/0 0
 
Correctly Predicted: 4/5

Incorrectly Predicted X: Force Majure

Missed: Tangerines
 
Alternative: Corn Island 0/0 0
Should Be Nominated: Two Days, One Night 0/0 0
 
RANK BEST FILM EDITING AWARD WINS/NOMS OVERALL

SCORE
1. Boyhood 1/2 4
2. Birdman 1/1 3
3. Whiplash 0/2 2
4. Gone Girl X 0/2 2
5. The Grand Budapest Hotel 0/0 0
 
Correctly Predicted: 4/5

Incorrectly Predicted X: Gone Girl

Missed: American Sniper
 
Alternative: The Imitation Game 0/1 1
Should Be Nominated: Foxcatcher 0/0 0
 
RANK BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN AWARD WINS/NOMS OVERALL

SCORE
1. The Grand Budapest Hotel 1/2 4
2. Interstellar 0/2 2
3. Into The Woods 0/2 2
4. Birdman X 0/2 2
5. The Imitation Game 0/1 1
 
Correctly Predicted: 4/5

Incorrectly Predicted X: Birdman

Missed: Mr. Turner
 
Alternative: Mr Turner 0/0 0
Should Be Nominated: None    
RANK BEST CINEMATOGRAHPY AWARD WINS/NOMS OVERALL

SCORE
1. Birdman 2/2 6
2. Interstellar X 0/1 1
3. Mr. Turner 0/1 1
4. Unbroken 0/0 0
5. Gone Girl X 0/0 0
 
Correctly Predicted: 3/5

Incorrectly Predicted X: Interstellar, Gone Girl

Missed: The Grand Budapest Hotel, Ida
 
Alternative: Nightcrawler 0/0 0
Should Be Nominated:    
 
RANK BEST COSTUME DESIGN AWARD WINS/NOMS OVERALL

SCORE
1. Into The Woods    
2. Maleficent    
3. The Grand Budapest Hotel    
4. Mr. Turner    
5. Selma X    
 
Correctly Predicted: 4/5

Incorrectly Predicted X: Selma

Missed: Inherent Vice,

 
Alternative: The Immigrant    
Should Be Nominated: Bridman    
 
RANK BEST MAKE UP AWARD WINS/NOMS OVERALL

SCORE
1. The Grand Budapest    
2. Foxcatcher    
3. Into The Woods X    
 
Correctly Predicted: 2/3

Incorrectly Predicted X: Into The Woods

Missed: Guardians Of The Galaxy
 
Alternative: Maleficent    
Should Be Nominated: Birdman    
 
RANK BEST ORIGINAL SCORE AWARD WINS/NOMS OVERALL

SCORE
1. The Theory Of Everything    
2. The Imitation Game    
3. Interstellar    
4. Gone Girl X    
5. Mr. Turner    
 
Correctly Predicted: 4/5

Incorrectly Predicted X: Gone Girl

Missed: The Grand Budapest Hotel
 
Alternative: The Horseman    
Should Be Nominated: Under The Skin    
 
RANK BEST ORIGINAL SONG AWARD WINS/NOMS OVERALL

SCORE
1. ‘Glory’ Selma    
2. ‘Everything Is Awesome’ The Lego Movie    
3. ‘Lost Stars’ Begin Again    
4. ‘Split The Difference’ Boyhood X    
5. ‘Big Eyes’ Big Eyes X    
 
Correctly Predicted: 3/5

Incorrectly Predicted X: ‘Split The Difference’ Boyhood, ‘Big Eyes’ Big Eyes

Missed: ‘Grateful’ Beyond The Lights, ‘I’m Not Going To Miss You’ Glen Campbell
 
Alternative: ‘Miracles’ Unbroken    
Should Be Nominated: None    
 
RANK BEST SOUND EDITING AWARD WINS/NOMS OVERALL

SCORE
1. Whiplash X    
2. Into The Woods X    
3. Interstellar    
4. American Sniper    
5. Unbroken    
 
Correctly Predicted: 3/5

Incorrectly Predicted X: Whiplash, Into The Woods

Missed: The Hobbitt, Birdman
 
Alternative: Guardians Of The Galaxy    
Should Be Nominated: Birdman    
 
RANK BEST SOUND MIXING AWARD WINS/NOMS OVERALL

SCORE
1. American Sniper    
2. Into The Woods X    
3. Whiplash    
4. Interstellar    
5. Guardians Of The Galaxy X    
 
Correctly Predicted: 3/5

Incorrectly Predicted X: Guardians Of The Galaxy, Into The Woods

Missed: Birdman, Unbroken
 
Alternative: Unbroken    
Should Be Nominated: None    
 
RANK BEST VISUAL EFFECTS AWARD WINS/NOMS OVERALL

SCORE
1. Interstellar    
2. Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes    
3. Guardians Of The Galaxy    
4. The Hobbitt X    
5. Exodus X    
 
Correctly Predicted: 3/5

Incorrectly Predicted X: The Hobbitt,

Missed: X-Men: Days Of Future Past, Captain America
 
Alternative: Transformers    
Should Be Nominated: None    
 

 

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Predictions for the 2014 Golden Globes

 

Best Picture Drama:

Winner: Boyhood

Alternative: Selma

 

Best Picture Musical or Comedy:

Winner: Birdman

Alternative: The Grand Budapest Hotel

 

Best Director:

Winner: Richard Linklater, Boyhood

Alternative: Ava DuVernay, Selma

 

Best Actor Drama:

Winner: Eddie Redmayne, The Theory of Everything

Alternative: Bennedict Cumberbatch, The Imitation Game

 

Best Actor Musical or Comedy:

Winner: Micheal Keaton, Birdman

Alternative: None

 

Best Actress Drama:

Winner: Julianne Moore, Still Alice

Alternative: Rosamund Pike, Gone Girl

 

Best Actress Musical or Comedy:

Winner: Julianne Moore, Maps To The Stars

Alternative: Amy Adams, Big Eyes

 

Best Supporting Actor:

Winner: JK Simmons, Whiplash

Alternative: Edward Norton, Birdman

 

Best Supporting Actress:

Winner: Patricia Arquette

Alternative: None

 

Best Screenplay:

Winner: The Grand Budapest Hotel

Alternative: Birdman

 

Best Animated Feature:

Winner: The Lego Movie

Alternative: Big Hero 6

 

Foreign Language Film:

Winner: Leviathan

Alternative: Ida

 

Best Original Score:

Winner: Birdman

Alternative: The Theory of Everything

 

Best Original Song:

Winner: Glory, Selma

Alternative: Big Eyes, Big Eyes

 

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